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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
250 Degrees Awarded
$4,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 131st most popular major in the country with 4,889 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 446 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,333 and $20,631 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 250 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food, nutrition and related services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

#1

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno City College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree nutrition students with aid list, Fresno City College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno City College is $2,622 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students with aid.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Fresno City College

#2

Moorpark College

Moorpark, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moorpark College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Moorpark College is a fairly large school located in Moorpark, California that handed out 11 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moorpark College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Moorpark College is $1,473 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students with aid.

Full Moorpark College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

Riverside City College

Riverside, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Riverside City College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Riverside City College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Riverside City College is $4,620 for far western us region associate degree nutrition students with aid.

Full Riverside City College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#4

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ventura College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Ventura College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $1,514 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Ventura College.

Full Ventura College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Monterey Park, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Los Angeles College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,570 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend East Los Angeles College.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Los Angeles College

#6

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California
#6 in overall quality

Rio Hondo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RHCCD, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $5,487 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Rio Hondo College.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at RHCCD

#7

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, California
#7 in overall quality

Los Angeles City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Los Angeles City College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles City College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Los Angeles City College is $6,716 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Nutrition students with aid.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Los Angeles City College

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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